PROVISIONAL AGENDA

Important dates

The workshop will take place a few days before the 13th international conference on harmful algae (3-7 November 2008, Hong Kong, China).

1. Deadline for submission of abstract : 1st June 2008
   Participants are advised to submit their abstract as early as possible.
   1st round of review of abstracts will be conducted in early May 2008.
2. Deadline for early registration: 1st June 2008
3. Deadline for late registration: 15 September 2008
4. Deadline for submission of full papers: 31st December 2008

Sessions

Monday 27 October
Incidence and socio-economic impacts (B. Aalbersberg and B. Yeeting)
Ciguateric fish species
Natural and anthropic environmental influences (D. Dietrich)
Toxins-producing microorganisms (J.-P. Quod)

Tuesday 28 October
Structure and chemistry of implicated toxins (T. Yasumoto)
Toxicology and mechanism of action (J. Molgo and M.-P. Sauviat)

Wednesday 29 October
Detection methods (M. Poli and R. Dickey)
Clinical treatment and folk remedies (R. Lewis)

Thursday 30 October
Day off - Field trips
Social programme (tour to the Amédée island)

Friday 31 October
Risk assessment and management (B. Aalbersberg and B. Yeeting)
Recommendations

List of abstracts